Unscramble CHANCELESS to get 287 words. CHANCELESS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CHANCELESS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 11 with 8, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in CHANCELESS: SENESCHAL, for 14 points.
Among 26 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CHANCELESS, the top score is 14, reached by 4. CHANCES, CLEANSE and CANCELS are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 6-letter words from CHANCELESS tie at 13 points; none scores more. ACCESS, CHANCE and CANCEL will look familiar.
The 5-letter words made with CHANCELESS letters are led by CACHE, CHACE and CLACH, 12 points each. CLASS, CASES and SCALE are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CHANCELESS tie at 9 points; none scores more. EACH, CASE and CASH will look familiar.
Of the 50 3-letter words from CHANCELESS, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. CAN, HAS and SEE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CHANCELESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CH · ending in SS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CALECHES, CHANCELS and CLENCHES (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CHANCELESS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANCELESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 217 | 287 | 203 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHANCELESS, CLACHES, CHACES, CLECHE, CHACE, CHESSEL, ELENCHS, SCHANSE, SEALCHS, CANEHS, ELENCH, SEALCH and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LACHESES, NACHESES, LANCHES, LANCH, SCALENES, CASSENE, LAHS, SESH, SHEN, AHS, CALS, LAH and 2 more, 14 in all.